Dover mortuary awaits bodies of 5 Americans

[June 08, 2010]  DOVER, Del. (AP) -- The bodies of five American servicemen are being returned to the military mortuary at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware after the deadliest day this year for NATO forces in Afghanistan.

The bodies of Army Lt. Michael E. McGahan of Orlando, Fla.; Army Specialist Brendan P. Neenan of Enterprise, Ala.; Marine Sgt. Brandon C. Bury of Oceanside, Calif.; Marine Cpl. Donald M. Marler of St. Louis, Mo.; and Marine Lance Cpl. Derek Hernandez of Hidalgo, Texas, are expected to arrive Tuesday afternoon.

Military officials say 10 NATO service members, including seven Americans, were killed in separate attacks Monday. Five Americans died in a single roadside bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan. Two others were killed in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan.

[Associated Press; By RANDALL CHASE]

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